Chapter 26 of The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 12 (of 12) is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 12 (of 12) is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Collins, v. 104. Comedy of Errors, The, i. 351. Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.
Chapter 26 of The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 12 (of 12) is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of 100 years
From this reading “Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.”
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “Collins, v.”
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “Comedy of Errors, The, i.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Comedy of Errors, The, i.”
immediately past
From this reading “Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.”
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.”
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In this reading “Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.”
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From this reading 104.
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From this reading 351.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading Collins, v.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading Comedy of Errors, The, i.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Comedy of Errors, The, i.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Comedy of Errors, The, i.
immediately past
From this reading Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Comedy of Errors, The, i.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Comedy of Errors, The, i.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Collins, v.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Comic Writers of the Last Century, On the, viii.
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